Mars Express Sees Water’s History on the Red Planet
Most of humanity's Mars-bound fleet of spacecraft is searching the Red Planet for evidence of its watery past. New evidence…
Astrophoto: Swan Song for a Comet
On December 2, 1995, the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft was launched aboard an Atlas/Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral…
String of Pearls in Saturn’s Atmosphere
This Cassini photograph shows a strange line of white dots in a line across the atmosphere in Saturn's northern latitudes.…
New Telescope Will Search for Asteroids and Map Out the Universe
A newly built observatory on Maui is getting ready to release a flood of astronomical data. The 1.8 metre Pan-STARRS…
Day and Night on an Extrasolar Planet
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has measured the day and night time temperatures of an extrasolar planet. This planet is located…
Hubbles Sees Galaxies Under Construction
The latest image released from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a beautiful view of a large galaxy being assembled from…
Night Side Atmosphere on Venus
Mars may get most of the news, but don't forget there's a spacecraft orbiting Venus too. New images released from…
Saturn’s Moons Could be Creating New Rings
When Cassini passed directly behind Saturn, the Ringed Planet obscured the Sun, and gave the spacecraft a unique view of…
Red Spot Jr. is Getting Stronger
Jupiter's newly formed Red Spot Jr. is increasing in strength, according to new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. These…
Super Earths Emerge From Snowy Conditions
Many extrasolar planets have been discovered circling other stars, a few of which are 5-15 times the mass of the…